Majority of the people of the world are
suffering from back problems or mainly back pain. The major causes of these
back problems are the unhealthy lifestyle, improper posture, lack of exercise,
sitting for long hours etc. When the back pain becomes quite unbearable and
continuous you should go visit an orthopaedic doctor. He will at first suggest
you various medications and physical exercises to perform to improve the back
pain. But when all the non-surgical options seem futile, surgery needs to be
performed. Spinal surgery is supposed to improve the quality of life of the
patient. Doctors always prefer non-surgical treatments over surgery. They
recommend surgery only after several months of other treatment render useless.
After a thorough examination, your doctor
will suggest the kind of spinal surgeries which might help improve your
condition and relieve you of the pain. The most commonly performed spinal
surgeries are:
In this type of surgery, the tissues which
compress the nerves in the spinal region are removed. In the surgical process,
sometimes even parts of bones which constrict the nerves found in the spine
need to be removed.
Laminectomy
Spinal problems such as spondylolisthesis
and stenosis are cured by this type of surgery. In this surgery, parts of the
back bones are removed so that pressure is reduced on the spinal nerves.
Spinal
disc replacement
This type of surgery is not that common,
yet it is considered a very most modern approach to treating back pain. When a
spinal disc gets damaged, it is replaced with an artificial one in this
surgery.
Spine
fusion
This spinal surgery involves the joining or
fusion of two or more vertebrae using grafts to increase the stability of the
spine. This does restrict the movement of the spine though.
Discectomy
Herniated discs are used to treat using
this type of surgery. The surgery involves the removal of either a part or the
whole disc.
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